When we think of cults, we think of people like David Koresh and Jim Jones. But there's a much larger cult at work today: Christianity. Let me explain why I call Christianity a cult. The working definition of a cult is a group of people with shared beliefs which are on the fringes of acceptability. At the time when Christianity was getting started in Rome, it certainly fit this definition. Also, the Bible and Christian liturgy encourage believers to subordinate their own will in the service of God. Christian dogma also preaches that you must bring as many people into the religion as possible. This is ironic, since the Book of Revelations speaks of a Satanic religion that will take over the world, and that Jesus will have to come back and fight against. It makes you wonder, is he fighting against it because it's so evil, or is he fighting because he does not want any competition? Finally, consider Christians changing and adapting to modern times. In Salem in 1692, Christians literally murdered "heretics" to please God. Although today, most people like that would get arrested, I believe that some Christians--not all, but some--would still be burning people at the stake if they could get away with it.
Ultimately, I think we need to understand the history of Christianity, and not follow anything blindly.
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